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Datasonic Group Berhad
(Company No. 809759-X)
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STATEMENT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
(Continued)
4.
FOSTER COMMITMENT
4.1 Time commitment
The Board is satisfied that its members have devoted sufficient time towards fulfilling their roles
and responsibilities as Directors of the Company. Details of each Director’s attendance at Board
meetings held during the financial year ended 31 March 2016 are set out below:-
Number of
Meetings
Directors
attended
Jeneral Tan Sri (Dr) Mohamed Hashim bin Mohd Ali (Rtd) (Chairman)
4/4
Dato’ Wan Mohd Safiain bin Wan Hasan
4/4
Datuk Haji Abu Hanifah bin Noordin
4/4
Mr. Chew Ben Ben
4/4
Encik Handrianov Putra bin Abu Hanifah
4/4
Encik Md Diah bin Ramli
4/4
Encik Mohamed Zulkhornain bin Ab Ranee
4/4
Mr. Raghbir Singh a/l Hari Singh
4/4
Puan Talya Zholeikha binti Abu Hanifah
4/4
Datuk Dr. Aziz Jamaludin bin Hj Mhd Tahir
2/4
Cik Safia Zuleira binti Abu Hanifah
4/4
Dato’ Wan Ibrahim bin Wan Ahmad
4/4
Mr. Yee Kim Shing @ Yew Kim Sing
4/4
Dato’ Zaiful Ayu Ibrahim bin Ibrahim
4/4
The schedule dates for meetings of the Board and Board Committees as well as the Annual
General Meeting of each new calendar year is tabled in advance to facilitate the Board
members’ time planning.
The Directors are required to disclose and update their directorships and shareholdings in other
companies as and when necessary. The Directors are also expected to comply with Paragraph
15.06 of the MMLR of Bursa Malaysia on the maximum number of five (5) directorships they can
hold in public listed companies to ensure that all Directors are able to commit sufficient time
to carry out their roles and responsibilities. Currently all the Directors of the Company have
complied with the said requirement.
In January 2016, Dato’ Wan Mohd Safiain binWan Hasan has notified the Chairman of the Board
of his intention to accept a new directorship in other company. Dato’ Wan Mohd Safiain has
indicated he will spend about 10 hours per quarter on the new appointment. The notification
was subsequently presented to the Board for notation.
4.2 Directors’ Training
The Directors are mindful that they are required to attend suitable training programmes to keep
abreast with the current development of the industry as well as the applicable statutory and
regulatory requirements. The Directors are encouraged to evaluate their own training needs on
a continuous basis and to determine the relevant programmes, seminars, briefings or dialogues
that are best suited to enhance their knowledge.
All Directors have attended the Mandatory Accreditation Programme as prescribed by Bursa
Malaysia.